| Allgemein | |
|---|---|
| Hersteller: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Produktionsblock: | , B-17G-20-VE: 42-97536 bis 42-97635 |
| Einsatzgeschichte | |
|---|---|
| Bomber-Gruppe: | , 385th Bomb Group, 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomber-Staffel: | , 333rd Bomb Squadron, 548th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | GX-K |
| MACR | 5266 |
| Schicksal: |
, Abschuss durch Flak, Interniert (27 Mai 1944) |
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Geschichte der
B-17 42-97603 / Gremlin Buggy II
Delivered Denver 3/1/44; Scott 10/2/44; Langley 13/2/44; Presque Is 11/3/44; Assigned (H2X) 333BS/94BG Rougham 12/3/44; transferred 548BS/385BG [GX-K] Gt Ashfield 12/3/44; Missing in Action Karlsruhe 27/5/44 with Capt Bill Richards (94BG), Co-pilot: Capt Norman Radin (radar crew, later escaped), radar nav-Bob Craig, Bombardier: Jim Goings, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Carte, Ex nav-Lt Garnett Turnstall, Waist gunner: Henry Piekarski, Waist gunner: Raleigh Rhodes{94BG},Tail gunner: Loy Humphrey (10INT); flak hit #2; bellied in Knutwil, Switz; set on fire to destroy secret radar equipment. Missing Air Crew Report 5266. GREMLIN BUGGY II.
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24. April 2022 access_time 20:47
Correction: Capt. Norman Radin was the pilot of Gremlin Buggy II when it was belly landed in Switzerland May 27, 1944.
27. Mai 2025 access_time 16:51
Clement Skurka was the tail gunner